Western Gazette

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Western Gazette
TypeWeekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Trinity Mirror
EditorEmma Slee
Founded1737
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersThe Innovation Centre, Barracks Close, Copse Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Circulation8,036 [ABC Dec 2019]
Websitewww.somersetlive.co.uk

The Western Gazette is a regional newspaper, published every Thursday in Yeovil, Somerset, England.

In 2012, Local World acquired owners Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.[1] Trinity Mirror took control of Local World in late 2015 as part of a £220m deal.[2]

In June 2016 the newspaper launched Somerset Live, a digital platform dedicated to providing news coverage, feature/human interest stories, entertainment and live blogs to readers across the South West of England and surrounding areas.[3] The website received an overhaul and a redesign in May 2017 to deliver a more user friendly experience, with improved features and interaction.[4]

The newspaper and digital operation is based at the Yeovil Innovation Centre.

The circulation is 8,036.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World BBC News, 21 November 2012
  2. ^ "Trinity Mirror confirms £220m Local World deal". TheGuardian.com. 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Gloucestershire and Somerest Live sites launched - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage".
  4. ^ "Somerset Live has a new look ‒ here's what we've done". 9 May 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.abc.org.uk/product/153


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